ARTH 310

Spring 2014 All Classes

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African Art and Society I

Credit: 3 hours.

Introduces the arts of Black Africa, i.e., dance, drama, songs, and poetry, as expressed in a multi-media framework and a social-religious context; surveys the art styles of the Dogon, Senufo, Mende, and Ashanti peoples.

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ARTH 310 class schedule data for spring 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	58698	Lecture	PM	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	302 Architecture Building	Meier, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Info: Topic: Islamic Arts of Africa: Muslim Identities at the Crossroads. This class explores how artists negotiate the relationship between culture, faith, and politics. Focuses on histories of cultural exchange between Muslim and non-Muslim societies within Africa and beyond. Subjects will range from mosque architecture and calligraphic abstraction to the contemporary art scene in such global "Islamic" cities as Cairo.